Imperial Multiplayer Era - version 0.17 released

[Flametrooper]

If this isn't too much, the Marauders could have a level 3 variation called "Raid-boat" or as Alks suggested "Plunderer", that has a ranged fire attack. (Think as in Vikings throwing pots of burning tar over the decks at other boats to set them on fire and sink them.)

[Disto]

Ok, I think this is about time to show an example of Turin's proposed graphics for it so you get the idea.



So I think no to mini-catapults.

[Flametrooper]

Rub-a-dub-dub, one Marauder in a tub...

(Sorry, i couldn't resist. It really DOES look like one of those old-fashioned washtubs.)

[turin]

And it basically is. Look on wikipedia for "coracle".

[Cuyo Quiz]

Looks nice and functional. So the Imperial Era is going to have swimmers and smallboats all around, even the desert factions?.

Oh yeah... NINJA BOAT.

[turin]

Looks nice and functional. So the Imperial Era is going to have swimmers and smallboats all around, even the desert factions?.

Oh yeah... NINJA BOAT.

Swimmers, small boats, or flyers, yes. So far, we have:

Wild Elves - Sidhe Warrior Spirit
Marauders - Boatsman
Lavinians - Raft-using unit of some sort (yet to actually be proposed)

The Arendians might have trouble getting one... perhaps we should have the Arendians allied with the Dardans in MP, or something like that.

It might be interesting to give the Aiyira a freshwater-fish creature of some sort.

[Cuyo Quiz]

So... greeks actually had some hoplites that jumped from boat to boat to battle it out, and they were big on sports, so in think a swimmer unit would fit best.

If by Airiyan creature you mean "non-realistic", i would gladly call up a high cost flyer unit. Namely the "Assyrian angels/guardians". It could be either a winged lion with a human head, or a humanoid body with bird legs and head.

[turin]

Sounds interesting.


BTW, any opinions so far on hte proposed names for the Marauder unit? I like Sea Wolf for level 3, but dunno about the other two... ideas?

[Flametrooper]

Marauer boatsman->Marauder Sailor->Marauder Seawolf?

[Cuyo Quiz]

After finding that Wikipedia gives you many Sailor Moon articles when you type "roman sailor", i found the Areani, sad thing they seem more like spies than sailors.

Expect edits to this post for further Moon-ism psychological damage.

EDIT: Ok, Rome never felt that a navy was really necessary, mostly triremes filled with soldiers. Would it be out of line to have some sort of small fisherman boat with a Nemidian inside?.

[Fynmiir]

How about:

Marauder Scallywag->Marauder Sailor->Marauder Water Scorcher (eh this one's not so good. Sea Wolf I like for many reasons I won't even begin to try and explain )

[turin]

EDIT: Ok, Rome never felt that a navy was really necessary, mostly triremes filled with soldiers. Would it be out of line to have some sort of small fisherman boat with a Nemidian inside?.

It's be OK (more than one nemidian unit would be nice), but it seems too similar to the Marauder unit.

Is there any logical way we could have a non-human unit? Perhaps a dolphin - IIRC, the Romans thought dolphins were sentient. Or was that the Greeks?

[Cuyo Quiz]

After finding the Orcorum thread, i also found this:

Oh, I've thought of a backstory for the Kedari. Are you familiar with the story of Saving Elensefar? The undead and wesfolk under Ah-Reblak could have traveled down the Great River and reached the Eastern Desert, where they founded a country and evolved into the Kedari.

Now, if i'm right, Lavinia has the Airiya to the south and both would have the Kedari to the East. If one would follow north of the Kedari, one would eventually find the Dardanoi coasts.

Then i would like to change the fall of Airiya in the HISTORY doc. Now the reason of the Airiyan fall are the Kedari, not the Lavinians (the Lavinian fall could be let for the Marauders, maybe their wars conveniently happening at the same time, after they wore themselves out fighting each other).

This is mostly out of real history, IIRC, the Sassanyd and Roman Empire fought between them so much, that in the end the late Roman army found themselves bested by the barbarians, and the Persians found themselves bested by the Arabs/Turks (which are the basis for Kedari, right?). Though luck for both the most powerful nations.

Is there any logical way we could have a non-human unit? Perhaps a dolphin - IIRC, the Romans thought dolphins were sentient. Or was that the Greeks?

I am inclined to say Greeks out of pure speculation. AFAIK, Greeks were the only ones to ever worry to think about the classification of the species, which would sadly leave Lavinia lacking some acuatic support.

[turin]

After finding the Orcorum thread, i also found this:

Oh, I've thought of a backstory for the Kedari. Are you familiar with the story of Saving Elensefar? The undead and wesfolk under Ah-Reblak could have traveled down the Great River and reached the Eastern Desert, where they founded a country and evolved into the Kedari.

That idea has been negated, though, by the rise of the Saracens... and besides, if it was true, it would mean that the Kedari wouldn't be able to exist in hte IE.

Now, if i'm right, Lavinia has the Airiya to the south and both would have the Kedari to the East. If one would follow north of the Kedari, one would eventually find the Dardanoi coasts.

Well, this isn't as it currently stands, but it is possible to add.

Then i would like to change the fall of Airiya in the HISTORY doc. Now the reason of the Airiyan fall are the Kedari, not the Lavinians (the Lavinian fall could be let for the Marauders, maybe their wars conveniently happening at the same time, after they wore themselves out fighting each other).

Makes sense. Although I still think the Lavinians should emerge the winner after their battles - perhaps there is a truce, but the Lavinians get more out of it.

Is there any logical way we could have a non-human unit? Perhaps a dolphin - IIRC, the Romans thought dolphins were sentient. Or was that the Greeks?

I am inclined to say Greeks out of pure speculation. AFAIK, Greeks were the only ones to ever worry to think about the classification of the species, which would sadly leave Lavinia lacking some acuatic support.

Hm... well, maybe I'll give the Lavinians dolphins anyway.

[Oreb]

Troy the Movie: Was it Greeks or Romans that destroyed Troy, well anyway you could have a boat some along the lines of a Trireme (spelling?), seems roman enough, sometimes I get Ancient Roman and Greek architecture confused...